I don’t usually post recipes. This isn’t really that kind of blog. Plus, I don’t actually know any. However, the delicious chicken soup my husband makes is so good I thought I would share it with you.
INGREDIENTS:
- Chicken
- Toddler
- Fridge
- Pan
How NOT To Do A JK Rowling…
I originally wrote this shortly after the birth of my second sleep thief. Sleep-deprived and on the verge of madness, I had convinced myself that despite the lack of sleep, time and brain power, I could definitely be the next JK Rowling. Predictably, it did not happen.
I recently read that JK Rowling wrote the first Harry Potter book in a café while her baby slept next to her in a pram.
Well, I have a baby and a pram. I could do it too…couldn’t I?
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SURVIVOR STORY: Changing The World (Or Believing That You Can) On Two Hours Sleep A Night
The latest instalment in the Survivor Stories is by formerly sleep-deprived mother-of-two Leila Boukarim. On discovering her son was a Highly Sensitive Child (HSC) she decided to change the world…starting with a series of children’s books!
LEILA’S STORY:
“Prolonged sleep deprivation is a miserable, unnatural phenomenon that will drive anyone to the brink of total insanity. At times, I was convinced it might even kill me. And no matter how many books you read or what people will tell you, nothing can really prepare you for the nightmare that is sleep deprivation.
How To Sleep When The Baby Actually Bloody Sleeps
It finally happened.
The baby slept through the night for the FIRST time ever.
For eight hours straight, I did not have to get up and feed, change, or cuddle a baby.
I did not have to make a drink, find a dummy, sing, shush, walk, rock or explain to anyone that it was SLEEP time. Continue reading
Why The HELL is My Baby Not Doing This Yet?
When I came home from hospital with my first baby I became obsessed with everything being ‘normal.’ Is what my baby doing normal? Am I normal? Is this normal, is that normal?
I did everything I could to check that my newborn was progressing normally. I studied developmental charts in the What To Expect books and signed up for those monthly ‘Why The Hell Is My Baby Not Doing This Yet?’ emails that list all the things your little one really should be doing by now.
If you are a brand-new parent, a quick word of advice… Continue reading
SURVIVOR STORIES: How To Travel With A Sleep Thief
The fourth Survivor Story is by adventurer and mum-of-two Bronwyn Joy who not only survived a ‘sleep thief’ but managed to travel the world at the same time!
BRONWYN’S STORY:
I completed a Master’s Degree by coursework in Bioethics when my eldest was fifteen-months-old. The reason I’m starting an article about travel with kids like this (bear with me) is that I feel it was a great achievement in the face of extreme sleep-deprivation, only nobody ever seems to care.
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SURVIVOR STORIES: FROM DAD TO 10 DOWNING STREET
The third in a series of stories by mums and dads who have achieved success since having babies! Becoming parents inspired them to accomplish great things!
Father-of-three, Ben Wakeling was not only inspired to write four books as a result of having children, but he also managed to bag himself an invite to 10 Downing Street… Continue reading
How To Get Your Baby To Sleep Through The Night (In Just TWO Years).
Spend the first six months of parenthood in your pyjamas trying to get your baby to sleep, trying to get some sleep and trying to get stuff done on barely any sleep.
Establish a good bedtime routine. This is key to everything. Babies like to know exactly what to expect. So that they can do the exact opposite. Continue reading
HOW TO SURVIVE ‘TWO UNDER TWO’ WHEN YOU ARE A PRINCESS
IT was finally revealed this week that Kate Middleton is pregnant with her second child…and she is being sick a lot.
This is great news for the media (the pregnancy not the sickness), because there are only so many times they can put ‘stories’ such as ‘IS THE Princess with child or just wearing a slightly big coat?’ on the front page.
And of course great news for Kate, who will have a lovely newborn baby to look after.
As well as a young toddler.
I wonder whether she has thought this through. Continue reading
SURVIVOR STORIES: HOW TO SURVIVE A ‘SICKY’ BABY…
The second in the series of stories by parents who have achieved success against the odds. Having children inspired and motivated them to accomplish great things!
Rachel Phillips’ experience as the sleep-deprived mother of a child with severe Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GORD), inspired her to set up an advice website and online specialist retail store. While the website has become a lifeline for many worried parents, the retail side of the venture has developed into a flourishing business, turning Rachel’s negative experience into a positive.
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How To Survive A Sleep Thief 